Cronstad meteorite
Cronstad is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in South Africa in 1877. A total of 3.65 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Cronstad
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1877
- Mass recovered
- 3.65 kg
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 27.7000° S, 27.3000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Cronstad
- Winburg Iron, IC-an · 94 km away
- Thuathe H4/5 · 184 km away
- Malvern Eucrite-pmict · 201 km away
- Benoni H6 · 203 km away
- Lichtenberg H6 · 205 km away
- Leeuwfontein L6 · 250 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86491 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022410 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 624 Oman · 2001